Pennsylvania Act 1951-262 — ALLOWING FIRST CLASS CITIES TO MAKE AND ENFORCE FIRE REGULATIONS FOR BUSINESSES

Act text

ALLOWING FIRST CLASS CITIES TO MAKE AND ENFORCE FIRE REGULATIONS FOR
                                BUSINESSES
                 Act of Aug. 10, 1951, P.L. 1162, No. 262             Cl. 11
                                  AN ACT

     Empowering cities of the first class of the Commonwealth, within
        a limited time period, to make and enforce, by ordinances,
        fire prevention codes regulating the occupation and use of
        buildings and structures, and the conduct of trades or
        businesses which, due to the nature thereof, create a fire
        hazard or danger to life or property by fire or explosion;
        and providing penalties.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  In order to promote the public safety and the
     general welfare, cities of the first class of this Commonwealth,
     in addition to other remedies provided by law, are hereby
     authorized and empowered to enact and enforce, by ordinance,
     fire prevention codes to govern and regulate the occupation and
     use of all types of buildings and structures, and the method and
     manner of conducting or engaging in trades or businesses which,
     due to the nature thereof, create fire hazards or danger to life
     or property by fire or explosion. Such ordinances need not be
     published or advertised in full as required by law in the case
     of the adoption of ordinances: Provided, That a notice of the
     adoption of such ordinances as the fire prevention code of any
     such city, together with a brief summary setting forth the
     principal provisions thereof in such reasonable detail as will
     give adequate notice of its contents and a reference to the
     place where copies thereof are deposited and may be examined,
     shall be published in the manner provided for the publication of
     ordinances: And provided further, That any action under this act
     must be taken before any home rule charter becomes effective in
     any such cities.
        Section 2.  The ordinances enacted pursuant to this act shall
     not be inconsistent with the provisions of any statute governing
     the same matter, but all regulations prescribed by such
     ordinances which are additional or supplementary to the statute
     law and not inconsistent therewith, or enacted for the purpose
     of carrying into effect the provisions of the statute law, shall
     be valid and binding.
        Section 3.  The said ordinances may provide proper penalties
     not exceeding fines of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or
     imprisonment not exceeding thirty days for violation of the
     provisions thereof. The fines may be increased within the limit
     of five hundred dollars ($500.00) each for second or subsequent
     violations by the same person, firm or corporation. The said
     ordinances may provide that each calendar day of violation shall
     constitute a separate offense.
        Section 4.  The provisions of this act shall become effective
     immediately upon final enactment.